Podcast Conversation with Rachael Wonderlin of Dementia By Day
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“When you embrace someone’s reality, you understand that their reality has shifted, and you must shift with it.”
Rachael Wonderlin is the owner of Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting company that helps senior living providers elevate their dementia care. She is also the author of “When Someone You Know is Living in a Dementia Care Community”.
She was kind enough to have Andrew Meyer of Vivant Senior Living on her Dementia By Day podcast to discuss what dementia care means to him, what makes dementia care different than other senior living communities, and what myths old-school providers still think are relevant.
Listen to the full podcast episode:
Show notes:
What got Andrew interested in memory care [1:09]
Rachael and Andrew’s first experiences with dementia care [2:33]
What got Andrew to start a memory care business [7:12]
Europe is ahead of the US in how they think about ageing [8:55]
Rachael’s dream to open a community for seniors and cats [11:40]
Pet peeves with the old way of doing things [13:37]
Can you put up mirrors in memory care? [15:51]
What things do new senior living operators typically overlook? [20:51]
The importance of interior design with dementia care [22:11]
How much social interaction do memory care residents need? [26:44]
“You know what you can do.” [30:06]